The Song of Singing is a studio album by Chick Corea, recorded over two days in April 1970 and released on Blue Note the following year. The trio, comprising rhythm section Corea, Dave Holland and Barry Altschul, made up three fourths of the free jazz ensemble Circle—missing only Anthony Braxton.

The Song of Singing
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 2, 1971 [1]
RecordedApril 7–8, 1970 (1970-04-07 – 1970-04-08)
StudioA & R, New York City
GenreFree jazz, post-bop
Length35:43
LabelBlue Note
BLP 4353
BST 84353
ProducerSonny Lester
Chick Corea chronology
The Sun
(1971)
The Song of Singing
(1971)
A.R.C.
(1971)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]

Track listing

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Original release

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All tracks are written by Barry Altschul, Chick Corea and Dave Holland except as noted

Side 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Toy Room"Dave Holland5:51
2."Ballad I" 4:17
3."Rhymes"Chick Corea6:50
Side 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Flesh"Corea6:06
2."Ballad III" 5:34
3."Nefertiti"Wayne Shorter7:05
CD bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."Blues Connotation"Ornette Coleman7:23
8."Ballad II" (not included on the 1987 CD reissue) 6:36
9."Drone" 22:25
  • The 1987 CD reissue added two bonus tracks originally issued in the 1970s on Circling In and Circulus; the 1989 CD reissue added the last unissued track from these recordings sessions.

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Chick Corea - The Song of Singing (1971) album at DaveHolland.com
  2. ^ Yanow, Scott. "Chick Corea - Song of Singing (1971) | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 51. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 304. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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